Navy Midshipmen vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 11/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: BTN

The Navy Midshipmen (1-1) are hitting the road to Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0).

The Navy Midshipmen faced off with Yale and took a loss by a final of 97-68 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Midshipmen walked away with 20 and Yale totaled 22 personal fouls. They made 12 of 26 attempts from downtown. Yale ended up shooting 82.6% at the free throw line by making 19 of 23 shots. Furthermore, Yale snagged 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Yale doled out 22 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Navy allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 33 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 28 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Midshipmen made 21 of their 28 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Navy walked away from the contest with a 44.0% FG percentage (22 of 50) and buried 3 out of their 14 three-point attempts.

Jinwoo Kim is one player who came through in the matchup. He notched 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Navy will play this game with a win-loss record of 1-1 on the season. They are averaging 72.0 points per contest (281st in the nation) while going 46.7% from the floor. The Midshipmen are connecting on 31.0% from downtown (9 of 29) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Navy is grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game and has earned 26 dimes for the season, which is 266th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per game and as a team they commit 20.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Midshipmen are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 21.0 fouls. They are giving up 31.9% on 3-point shots and they are 234th in the nation in points per game allowed (76.0). The Midshipmen defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (52 of 115) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 225th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 29 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Penn State Nittany Lions went home victorious with a score of 87-43 when they faced New Haven. When discussing how they rebounded, Penn State permitted New Haven to collect 21 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished 21.1% from distance by hitting 4 out of 19 and ended up going 5 of 8 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Nittany Lions allowed New Haven to convert 17 out of their 45 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.8% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Nittany Lions finished 32 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 52.5%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Penn State knocked down 11 of 25 tries (44.0%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. New Haven earned 13 fouls in this contest which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Nittany Lions were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the matchup.

Dominick Stewart pitched in for the Nittany Lions in the game. He buried 6 out of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and earned 2 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 21 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this game.

Penn State has a mark of 2-0 for the campaign. The Nittany Lions are committing 11.5 fouls per contest while shooting 65.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.0 times per game (195th in the country) and they are giving up possession 6.5 times per contest. Penn State has scored 163 pts for the campaign (81.5 per contest) and they grab 37.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nittany Lions are shooting 50.8% from the floor, which is 71st in Division 1.

The Penn State defense concedes 19.2% on 3-point attempts (10 of 52) and their opponents are making 76.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 9.5 assists and 31.0 rebounds per game, which is 74th and 92nd in college hoops. The Nittany Lions on defense are ranked 24th in the country in PPG given up with 55.5. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (111th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Navy

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